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People queue to refuel their cars at a Lukoil petrol station in Moscow on July 10, 2026. [AFP]
Authorities in Russia's Novosibirsk region have urged residents to work remotely and limit travel by car, amid a deepening fuel crisis triggered by Ukrainian strikes on oil refineries.
The region, home to almost three million people, is one of the largest in Siberia by population and a major economic and manufacturing hub.
The announcement comes after Ukraine struck an oil refinery in the neighbouring region of Omsk earlier this week, knocking out one of Russia's largest oil processing facilities by capacity.
